Due to the availability of space and number of participants, the schedule is subject to change. The final schedule will be published online and on our Mobile App two weeks prior to the convention. When registering students for competitions, be mindful that some competition times overlap. In addition, competition times may conflict at National Convention.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2/18/2026 | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Coordinator Meeting |
| 2/18/2026 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Registration |
| 2/18/2026 | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Living Literature - Set-up (6:30 PM - 7:30 PM); Judging (7:30 PM - 8:30 PM); and Viewing (8:30 PM - 9:00 PM) |
| 2/18/2026 | 7:00 PM | Performing Arts Preliminaries - Solo, Duo, Trio All Categories |
| 2/18/2026 | 7:00 PM | State Officer Meeting |
| 2/19/2026 | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Registration |
| 2/19/2026 | 9:30:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Musicology Meeting Sponsors and Team Members Mandatory |
| 2/19/2026 | 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Check-in: Visual Arts - Division I |
| 2/19/2026 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Musicology |
| 2/19/2026 | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Speech Division I (10:00 AM - 11:30 AM) Division II (11:30 AM - 1:00 PM) |
| 2/19/2026 | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Onsite Art - Drawing and Painting - Division I |
| 2/19/2026 | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Onsite Art - Drawing and Painting - Division II |
| 2/19/2026 | 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM | Check-in: Visual Arts - Division II |
| 2/19/2026 | 11:00 AM | Show Choir Preliminaries |
| 2/19/2026 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Candidate Meeting |
| 2/19/2026 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Robotics Showcase |
| 2/19/2026 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | New Sponsor Meeting with refreshments |
| 2/19/2026 | 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | Check-in: Accessorized Design, Apparel Design, Club Trading Pin, Digital Portfolio, Scrapbook, Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design, and Two Dimensional Design |
| 2/19/2026 | 12:30 PM | Oniste Art Division I and Division II Viewing Pick up at 1:00 PM |
| 2/19/2026 | 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Viewing: Visual Arts-Division I and II, Club Trading Pin Accessorized Design, Apparel Design, Digital Portfolio, Scrapbook, Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design, and Two Dimensional Design Pickup at 8:30 PM |
| 2/19/2026 | 2:00 PM | FIRST GENERAL SESSION Performing Arts Finals - Solo, Duo, Trio (Top 3) Awards Presentation Academics |
| 2/19/2026 | 3:30 PM | Performing Arts Preliminaries - Group |
| 2/19/2026 | 3:30 PM | Judging: Visual Arts-Division I and II, Club Trading Pin Accessorized Design, Apparel Design, Digital Portfolio, Scrapbook, Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design, and Two Dimensional Design Pickup at 8:30 PM |
| 2/19/2026 | 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Quiz Bowl Meeting Sponsors and Team Members Mandatory |
| 2/19/2026 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Marketing and Communications |
| 2/19/2026 | 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Engineering |
| 2/19/2026 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Onsite Cake Decorating - Division I |
| 2/19/2026 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Onsite Cake Decorating - Division II |
| 2/19/2026 | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Quiz Bowl Finals - Oral Rounds |
| 2/19/2026 | 5:00 PM | Onsite Cake Decorating - Division I and Division II Viewing Pick Up at 5:30 PM |
| 2/19/2026 | 6:30 PM | SECOND GENERAL SESSION Campaign Rally Show Choir Finals (Top 3) Awards Presentation - Visual Arts Voting - 2 Hours |
| 2/19/2026 | 8:30 PM | Pick- up: Visual Arts-Division I and II, Club Trading Pin Accessorized Design, Apparel Design, Digital Portfolio, Scrapbook, Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design, and Two Dimensional Design |
| 2/19/2026 | 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Sponsor Hospitality |
| 2/20/2026 | 9:00 AM | THIRD GENERAL SESSION Installation of New State Officers, Performing Arts Finals - Group (Top 3) Awards Presentation |